Appendix: Chaotic definitions, acronyms and abbreviations

Chaos


1. Course nicknames

intro
Nickname for a course Tik-110.249
iwork
Nickname for a course Tik-110.551
labwork
Nickname for a course Tik-109/110.400
media
Nickname for a course Tik-110.250
netsec
Nickname for a course Tik-110.501
sigpro
Nickname for a course Tik-109.350
titupe
Nickname for a course Tik-110.401, used in talk
tlark
Nickname for a course Tik-110.300
verkot
Nickname for a course Tik-110.350
verkkoturva
Nickname for a course Tik-110.401, used in scripts

2. Definitions

assarit.pl
Menu interface for custemer's current work automation scripts, which are written in perl.
assistant, course assistant
A person working for TML courses, usually on hourly bases.
assistant team
See TML assistant team.
Authentication
The process of determining that somebody is who he claims to be.
carbon copy
E-mail that is send to someone else, but you receive a Cc: copy.
customer
Ursula Holmström represents TML assistant team.
CVS
Concurrent Versions System
everyone
not including you
GNU
GNU is Not Unix; an Unix like operating system, and system programs related to it.
GPG
GNUPrivacy Guard; An OpenPGP compliant application which enables you to encrypt data on your website.
Java applet
Java Applet is a sub-set of Java which allows you to program to be used on any platform with Java enabled web browser
Java script
A Java based scripting language which has all the HTML object as classes already pre-defined.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language; set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a World Wide Web browser page
HUT
Helsinki University of Technology
MS-Project
Microsof Project, a project management assistant program.
OTUS
Opetuksen TUkiSysteemi, a course management system under development at HUT
perus
group account for assistant team on spiritus
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy, an encryption software.
Postgresql
free database software
project group, chaos group
a Tik-76.115 student project, see 1.3 for list of participants. You were propably looking for Chaos Group, Maryland: http://www-chaos.umd.edu/
Rational Rose
A program to assist in software modelling using UML.
RDBMS
relational database management system
Requirement spesification
Accompanying document of requirements on custemer side.
spiritus, spiritus.tml.hut.fi
Computer dedicated for the use of the assistant team.
SQL
Structured Query Language. Allows users to access, describe, define and modify data in database.
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer; A commonly-used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on the Internet
Tik
Abbreviation in Finnish, means CS.
TKK
Teknillinen korkeakoulu, Finnish for 'Helsinki University of Technology'
TML
Telecommunications software and multimedia laboratory in HUT, http://www.tml.hut.fi/
TML assistant team
The TML assistant team is composed of different workgroups, their foremen, and a group of course assistants who may be working on one or multiple courses/projects. Assistants manage courses:
  • Tik-109/110.300 Telecommunications architectures,
  • Tik-109.350 Telecommunication signaling protocol,
  • Tik-109/110.400 Laboratory work of telecommunications software,
  • Tik-110.249 Introduction to modern data communications,
  • Tik-110.250 Fundamentals of network media,
  • Tik-110.350 Computer networks,
  • Tik-110.401 Basics of Data Security, and
  • Tik-110.501 Seminar on Network Security.
team, group
In the beginning, God made an individual - and then he made a pair. The pair formed a team, together they begat others and thus the team grew.
team leader
The one in the group with the vision.
team work
The team work leads to a spirit of cooperation, coordination and commonly understood procedures and mores.
UI
User interface
UDSP
Unified Software Development Process
ODBC
Open Database Connect
WWW
World Wide Web
Zope
Free web application server